The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-27

already netted its author more than any other
American novel, except "Uncle Toms Cabin
and in the end will certainly surpass that. The
personal friends of General Wallace will con-
graduate him on the great success he has
achieved, and Indianians generally may feel
proud that native of the State has produced
novel which has already taken fixed place
among English classics
SOME interesting and well-authenticated sto
ries of remarkable surgical operations have re-
Gently been published. One of these related how
an unfortunate man who lost an eye was sup
piled with ono from rabbit, which made very
acceptable substitute. Another told how the
tendons of dog were migrated into mans leg
and made to do good work. These stories, vera
cious as they evidently are, and highly credita-
BILE to the operating surgeons have encouraged
an able correspondent at Harrodsburg KY, to
make public remarkable case that occurred
there. 1t happened, he says, many years
ago, but has never got into the medical journals
AS the story goes, a citizen of Harrodsburg
Haggin by name, met with terrible accident.
by which his skull was fractured. causing a
portion of the brain to ooze out It became
necessary to remove the injured part of the
brain, and in order not to deprive the patient of
his fair quota, the attending surgeons decided to
fill the cavity with brain taken from a healthy
animal. A pointer dog was procured and
portion of his brain carefully removed and
placed in Haggin's skull. To equalize matters
Haggins injured brain was deposited in the
skull OF the pointer dog. The operation was
highly successful, for both man and dog recov-
cred. The strsngest part remains. AS result
of this exchange of brains it is related that the
dog ever afterward showed dislike for water,
but made a regular habit Of going every
morning before breakfast to certain bar
room, slipping in the back way and
winking at the bar-keeper with his
right eye. Haggin got along all right
and lived long time, but whenever he would
see country dog following farm. wagon on the
street he would invariably bristle up and give
savage growl or bark, and whenever he saw
quail he would stand perfectly rigid. holding up
one foot until the bird few away or was removed.
This remarkable operation was performed by
two regular practitioners whose names it would
be pleasure to give if the code did not forbid
advertising.
THE State of Ohio has law providing that
'any criminal convicted second time shall
undergo imprisonment for period not less than
that of his first sentence, and if convicted a
third time shall be deemed an habitual criminal
and be imprisoned in penitentiary for lfe
unless pardoned by the Governor" The law is
aimed at hahitual and confirmed criminals who
are presumably beyond any hope of reforma-
ton. There are many such A temporary con-
Ann Ira fov <h@xv -
crime as soon as they are released
Of persons convicted OF crime the
first time, perhaps a small proportion
are reformed but a second conviction argues a
fixed predisposition to crime. Latest reports of
the Illinois penitentiaries show that they held
2G3 convicts undergoing second term of i'm
prisonnent, nearly sixty on a third term, over
twenty on fourth, and several on fifth and
sixth. These hopeless cases. It is prob
able that nearly a like proportion of second and
third convictions prevails in this State, though
we have no statistics on the subject Society
should be protected against these confirmed
criminals,
WHEN Senator ingalls, first went to Kansas he
was supposed to be an irreclaimable bachelor.
He paid no attention to the girls. He met how
ever, at a reception the daughter of New
York merchant, Miss Anna Cheeseborough. He
talked to her, and found her conversation as
bright as her eyes, and he rode back to Sumner
full of possibilities which his soul had no.
dreamed of Heretofore. Shortly after this one
| of his friends was married. and Ingalls, was
| asked to be his best man. To his delight he
| found that Miss Anna Cheeseboroueh was to be
one of the bridesmaids. After this the counting
| went on rapidly, and his marriage was the re-
suit The Mrs. Ingalls, of to-day is the Miss
Anna Cheeseborough of the past
| AN event Of extraordinary and unique inter
est, to occur in Boston on the evening of March
81, will be the readings from authors Of their
own works, in aid of the Longfellow monument
| fund. Professor Charles Eliot Norton will pre-
| side and among those who will read are Mrs
Julia Ward Howe. Oliver Wendell Holmes
James Russell Lowell T. B. Aldrich, Georse
| William Curtis, Mr.. Howells. Edward Everett
Hale, Colonel Higginson and Mr.. Clemens (Marl
Twain) It is hoped that Mr.. Whittier may b.
| able to be present
IF any special thirness In the church congre
cations is noticed, it should be rememb ered tina
this is the last Sunday in March All the rail
way passes will have expired by next Sunday
and everybody will be lat home" That fac
will probably not increase church congregation
any. however; but preachers will know jus
where to put their hands on members of thei
flocks
A PUBLISHED sketch of Mr.. G. H. J. Taylor
the new colored minister to Liberia, says that
after graduating at Oberlin, O.. he was admitte.
to the p, actice of law in Indiana where he prac
ticed his profession for some time, ekng out
livelihood by teaching. 1t is not stated at wha
place. Mr.. Taylor is now assistant city atone,
of Kansas City.
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